Tor

Tor is an encrypted anonymising network that makes it harder to intercept internet communications, or see where communications are coming from or going to.

In order to use the WikiLeaks public submission system as detailed above you can download the Tor Browser Bundle, which is a Firefox-like browser available for Windows, Mac OS X and GNU/Linux and pre-configured to connect using the anonymising system Tor.

Tails

If you are at high risk and you have the capacity to do so, you can also access the submission system through a secure operating system called Tails. Tails is an operating system launched from a USB stick or a DVD that aim to leaves no traces when the computer is shut down after use and automatically routes your internet traffic through Tor. Tails will require you to have either a USB stick or a DVD at least 4GB big and a laptop or desktop computer.

Tips

Our submission system works hard to preserve your anonymity, but we recommend you also take some of your own precautions. Please review these basic guidelines.

1. Contact us if you have specific problems

If you have a very large submission, or a submission with a complex format, or are a high-risk source, please contact us. In our experience it is always possible to find a custom solution for even the most seemingly difficult situations.

2. What computer to use

If the computer you are uploading from could subsequently be audited in an investigation, consider using a computer that is not easily tied to you. Technical users can also use Tails to help ensure you do not leave any records of your submission on the computer.

3. Do not talk about your submission to others

If you have any issues talk to WikiLeaks. We are the global experts in source protection – it is a complex field. Even those who mean well often do not have the experience or expertise to advise properly. This includes other media organisations.

After

1. Do not talk about your submission to others

If you have any issues talk to WikiLeaks. We are the global experts in source protection – it is a complex field. Even those who mean well often do not have the experience or expertise to advise properly. This includes other media organisations.

2. Act normal

If you are a high-risk source, avoid saying anything or doing anything after submitting which might promote suspicion. In particular, you should try to stick to your normal routine and behaviour.

3. Remove traces of your submission

If you are a high-risk source and the computer you prepared your submission on, or uploaded it from, could subsequently be audited in an investigation, we recommend that you format and dispose of the computer hard drive and any other storage media you used.

In particular, hard drives retain data after formatting which may be visible to a digital forensics team and flash media (USB sticks, memory cards and SSD drives) retain data even after a secure erasure. If you used flash media to store sensitive data, it is important to destroy the media.

If you do this and are a high-risk source you should make sure there are no traces of the clean-up, since such traces themselves may draw suspicion.

4. If you face legal action

If a legal action is brought against you as a result of your submission, there are organisations that may help you. The Courage Foundation is an international organisation dedicated to the protection of journalistic sources. You can find more details at https://www.couragefound.org.

Submit documents to WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks publishes documents of political or historical importance that are censored or otherwise suppressed. We specialise in strategic global publishing and large archives.

The following is the address of our secure site where you can anonymously upload your documents to WikiLeaks editors. You can only access this submissions system through Tor. (See our Tor tab for more information.) We also advise you to read our tips for sources before submitting.

AT , -%%% REPORTED THAT 7X UNKNOWN MALES ENTERED A SCHOOL AND TOOK A MALE IZ CHILD FROM HIS CLASS IN MOSUL. THE BOY IS BELIEVED TO BE TAKEN AT RANDOM. IPS, ICDC, AND -%%% RESPONDED AND AN IPS INVEST...

AT %%%, IT WAS REPORTED TO /%%% THAT ON %%% JUL, THE SON OF ING %%% XO WAS KIDNAPPED NEAR HIS HOME IN KIRKUK. THERE WAS NO DESCRIPTION OF THE VEHICLE OR THE ASSAILANTS. THE XO AND HIS FAMILY'%%% NAT...

AT %%%, A %%% PATROL FOUND 2X IZ %%% EMPLOYEES IVO AD %%% ALONG MSR %%% 10KM NORTH OF THE %%% BOUNDARY. THE IZ EXPLAINED THAT A GROUP OF 8X AIF HAD STOPPED THEM AND KIDNAPPED 1X IZ %%% EMPLOYEE. THE A...

LATE REPORT: AT 1345D, IPS REPORTED THE KIDNAPPING OF 2X FEMALE FAMILY MEMBERS (%%% AND DAUGHTER) AND 1X FEMALE NEIGHBOR OF THE MOSUL POLICE CHIEF. IPS AND ING CORDONED THE AREA IN WHICH THEY SUSPECT...

AT 1540D, %%% TAC REPORTED THAT THE FAMILY OF A POLICE COLONEL WHO WORK IN BAGHDAD WAS KIDNAPPED. THE HOUSE WAS SET ON FIRE. THE HOUSE IS IN %%% (5KM WEST OF BAQUBAH) AND BOTH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND...